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The Mystery of Rampo

"So provocative the censors banned it. So powerful it came true."

Edogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing and injurious to the public to be allowed to be published. However, after burning his drafts, his publisher shows him a newspaper with an account of events just like his forbidden story. As the film progresses, fantasy and reality intermingle in a tale that draws heavily on influences from Poe and Stoker's Dracula. The film's strongly Expressionistic direction skillfully combines a variety of media (animation, computer-generated imagery, grainy black-and-white fast film stock, color negatives) for artistic effect.

Top Cast

  • Masahiro Motoki

    Masahiro Motoki

    Kogoro Akechi

  • Naoto Takenaka

    Naoto Takenaka

    Edogawa Rampo

  • Michiko Hada

    Michiko Hada

    Shizuko

  • Teruyuki Kagawa

    Teruyuki Kagawa

    Masashi Yokomizo

  • Mikijiro Hira

    Mikijiro Hira

    Marquis Ogawara

  • Shiro Sano

    Shiro Sano

    Officer

  • Ittoku Kishibe

    Ittoku Kishibe

    Cafe Owner

  • Nekohachi Edoya

    Nekohachi Edoya

    Antique Shop Owner

  • Junichi Takagi

    Junichi Takagi

    Fujimori

Overview

Edogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing and injurious to the public to be allowed to be published. However, after burning his drafts, his publisher shows him a newspaper with an account of events just like his forbidden story. As the film progresses, fantasy and reality intermingle in a tale that draws heavily on influences from Poe and Stoker's Dracula. The film's strongly Expressionistic direction skillfully combines a variety of media (animation, computer-generated imagery, grainy black-and-white fast film stock, color negatives) for artistic effect.

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